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YRT bus connection info for subway stations was better originally!

I see you keep editing the bus connection for YRT in the subway station articles. The formatting was far better before as, for one thing, Viva and regular YRT buses are both operated by YRT, and so can be included in the same collapsible list. Also, the logos are linked (and include specific Viva route icons) so using the full system names is unnecessary. Your formatting particularly butchered the look of the infobox for the Don Mills station article as the logo and text overlapped the clickable "show".

And the subway station name doesn't need to be linked in the regional terminal infoboxes as it's the same article as the station--and it's pointless to link back to the same article, which doesn't work in any case! Transportfan70 (talk) 02:44, 3 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Transportfan70:While YRT and VIVA are both operated by YRT, whether they were grouped together across Wikipedia is inconsistent. I chose to keep them separate, as I think it's a useful distinction. I now see the problem with the text and "show" overlap, I'll fix that on the Don Mills article, and do let me know of any other articles where I've created a similar issue. Thanks! Blue jays (talk)
With regards to the infoboxes for YRT terminal, the reason I had moved the lists to bus operators and not bus routes section is that Template:infobox station shows that the bus routes paramater is only supposed to be for the number of routes at the station. I decided to put the lists under operators instead. However, you're right in saying that that makes less intuitive sense, so I'm not completely sure what to do. Blue jays (talk)
The earlier formatting (mine) matches that of the TTC connections format and thus is the most appropriate I'd say, even if only for appearance. I've started discussions at the Template:Ttcs talk page Transportfan70 (talk) 03:30, 3 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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USports Draft

Curious to hear what you think about adding an "eligibility" column to the draft table. It's unique in the CPL will give players an opportunity to return to their USports teams if not signed and can re-enter the draft. --Coppercanuck (talk) 17:57, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Coppercanuck: What would the eligibility column indicate? All the players signed to developmental contracts remain eligible for their U Sports teams; maybe something to indicate if they signed a developmental contract or went unsigned? UmpireRay (talk) 18:24, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Football Rosters

I need to ask why the manual of style isn't updated on the WP:Footy page? Also why not show the drafted players with the note that they are not signed? (I must say it's a pain to go through the manuals to research how this should be edited to only have it wiped out) --Coppercanuck (talk) 17:48, 29 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Coppercanuck: I had edited from an earlier revision so I think that's why your edit was wiped out, and I apologize for that. However, the template you used is inconsistent with MOS:FLAG, as the flag should be accompanied by the country's name. I used Template:Fs player2 in part because it is consistent with MOS:FLAG. As for the draft picks, I'm not sure if they should be on the team pages, but that's a discussion for the section you added in Talk:Canadian_Premier_League#Adding_players_to_team_pages, where I will add my thoughts shortly. UmpireRay (talk) 18:01, 29 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Draft:Analena Jentsch

Hey man, just wondering how I could improve Draft:Analena Jentsch so it can be a real page. Thanks! TracyFleuryFan (talk) 23:08, 7 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@TracyFleuryFan: From the reviewer's comments, it seems that the issue is notability. The article does meet WP:NCURL guidelines, but it still would be helpful to add a couple more references to independent reliable sources (such as the Spiegel article you have referenced). A google search should help you find some (I found this National Post article mentioning her and her team, this 2012 article from Curling Canada, and this from CurlingZone). You could also look through her German Wikipedia page for additional info. I would also highly recommend properly formatting the citations (with the help of a template such as Template:Cite web) in this and all other articles (per Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Avoid_embedded_links). It will make the references section look cleaner and more professional. I hope that helps. UmpireRay (talk) 02:35, 8 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@UmpireRay: Thanks for the help! Could you go check to make sure all is good? Thanks! TracyFleuryFan 11:06, 8 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@UmpireRay: Can I move it out of draft space it does someone else have to TracyFleuryFan 02:18, 9 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@TracyFleuryFan: Normally, you can move it out of the draft space into the article space on your own. It is currently in the AfC process, but I see no reason you can't just cancel the AfC by removing the templates and moving it yourself. It seems fine to me. UmpireRay (talk) 20:21, 9 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@UmpireRay: Thanks for your help! TracyFleuryFan 22:12, 9 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Ways to improve Ottawa CPL club

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Thank you for creating Ottawa CPL club.

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March 2020 at Women in Red

March 2020, Volume 6, Issue 3, Numbers 150, 151, 156, 157, 158, 159


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I'm only back to help on the coronavirus articles - but if I may, as a veteran editor, I'd like to thank you for your valuable work, especially on helping to track the pandemic in Canada. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:47, 20 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

1052 have been confirmed by whom?

{{2019–20 coronavirus pandemic data/Canada medical cases chart}} The source given in the template confirms 1087. --Igor Yalovecky (talk) 02:46, 21 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Igor Yalovecky: I didn't realize the source in the template had been changed, but as the citation needed template indicates, it is not a reliable one. I have added the official government source. As the federal government source isn't always up-to-date, the math from each individual province can be seen Template:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic data/Canada medical cases. UmpireRay (talk) 02:54, 21 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
We should not use official data because they lag behind real data. Worldometer is a good source it gives links to its sources. CBC new has about the same data while officials always behind. People, don't interested in obsolete data. --Igor Yalovecky (talk) 12:25, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I disagree strongly. Worldometer is not a good academic source. It simply takes its data from this Radio Canada map. Notably, this map includes probable cases in the count, which should not be used for how many confirmed cases there are. The official government sources don't actually lag behind this data, it simply differentiates between confirmed and probable cases, resulting in the worldometer data being higher not because it is more recent but because it includes probable cases in its count. UmpireRay (talk) 15:07, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

source for reduction by 6 in mb?

Do you have a source for this edit? https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3A2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic_data%2FCanada_medical_cases&type=revision&diff=946714264&oldid=946710856

I can't find anything that says MB reduced it's covid count. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.71.96.36 (talk) 03:35, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

MB did an update today, they added one new case, but no mention of removing 6. You need to source this edit or remove it.

As of the 20th, Manitoba reported 17 confirmed cases (http://web.archive.org/web/20200320062243/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html) and as of the 21st, it was down to 11 (http://web.archive.org/web/20200322145656/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html). UmpireRay (talk) 18:50, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, so that page just separated out presumptive cases from the confirmed cases which it was wrongly lumping together before that. So the table isn't correct in that 6 cases were not removed, rather somewhere above that 6 cases were wrongly added to the confirmed list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.71.96.36 (talk) 19:00, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not quite. That page just aggregates all the provincial government websites, and if you look at the history of the Government of Manitoba's website, it showed the same thing. Presumably there may have been a mistake lumping together or some confirmed results were questioned. Whatever it may be, we can't speculate or do any original research. The table as it is, accurately displays the provincial reporting WRT confirmed cases. On March 20, Manitoba reported 17 confirmed cases. On March 21, Manitoba reported 11 confirmed cases. Thus, the change in confirmed cases in March 21 was -6. The template for Italy has had to do the same thing when regions decrease their count. I have also added explanatory notes for the two instances of negative numbers to hopefully avoid this confusion. UmpireRay (talk) 19:07, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The mb gov website is listing "probably positives" (meaning only one labratory test is complete and it returned positive), not "presumptive positives". Do results with a confirmed lab positive belong in presumptive positive category? Also, should the note say something about the presumptive total increasing at the same time as the confirmed count decreased by the same amount? Otherwise it gives the false impression there are less cases. It doesn't have to draw any conclusion, just mention that fact so people are aware. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.71.96.36 (talk) 19:34, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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False positive in Manitoba on April 12

I noticed you removed the reduction (−1) from Manitoba's April 12 row.[1] How do we account for the one probable case that has been determined to be a false positive?[2] The official total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases as of April 13 is 246,[3] but adding the 4 new cases to the current total in the template yields 247. Hyandrew (talk) 21:40, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I did not realize the false positive as the main Manitoba site still had the count at 243 when I reverted. Thank you for bringing this up, I have corrected the Manitoba numbers. UmpireRay (talk) 22:52, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome. I saw the discrepancy too but assumed the bulletin had the latest info. Speaking of total counts, it'd be nice if the template could add numbers up automatically. Hyandrew (talk) 00:01, 14 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Help with toggle bars for medical chart

Hello, UmpireRay.

Of the folks who are updating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic_data/Canada_medical_cases_chart, you seem to know your stuff best. Would you be able to direct me to someplace which explains how I can fix the broken toggle switches on this chart, or provide me any other advice along these lines.

Thanks for your contributions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JoeSchlabotnik (talkcontribs) 00:35, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've fixed the toggle switches. I copied the toggle switches from another country's template, so I'm not sure how exactly it works, but it seems that the "mw-customtoggle-may-l15" also needed the "mw-customtoggle-apr-l15" parameter since the last 15 days now spans both the months of May and April. Once May 15th hits and the last 15 days are only in May, the latter can be removed. Glad I could help, and thanks for all your contributions as well. UmpireRay (talk) 01:29, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

File:OC Transpo montage.jpg

Hi! I like the montage you did for OC Transpo. I'd like to suggest a few changes, if photos are available:

  • Confederation Line train: I suggest a photo of the entire train. Otherwise, the train size looks similar to the Trillium Line train, if not smaller.
  • Articulated bus: I suggest a current bus. 95X is historically important, but currently decommissioned.
  • Double-decker bus: I suggest a current bus. If Route 2 is applicable, I'd use a photo of that, just beneath the Trillium Line train.
  • O-Train station: I suggest Bayview station, the system's sole interchange station.

I currently have a decent photo of Bayview. I could take more photos of the points above if needed. Please let me know. Take care. --LABcrabs (talk) 03:35, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Bar chart date axis

Hi! Any opinion on the issue here: Talk:COVID-19_pandemic_in_Canada#Graphs_in_"Statistics"_section_are_unclear ?J S Lundeen (talk) 17:22, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]